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Dr. Noah Drezner

Philanthropy is an integral part of every community. But giving and volunteering within, by and for traditionally under-represented communities is often overlooked, marginalized or misunderstood. Noted scholar Dr. Noah D. Drezner will shed new light on philanthropy in the LGBTQ communities during a public conversation in Indianapolis March 27. He will discuss how and why people in the LGBTQ communities engage in philanthropic behaviors, specifically within the context of giving to higher education, and how straight Americans might choose to support queer communities with their giving.

A new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI), Women Give 2019: Gender and Giving Across Communities of Color, offers insights on the intersection of race, giving, and gender. The study finds that generosity is a value shared by all communities, and that women across races and ethnicities are leading through philanthropy.

Shariq Siddiqui

Association executive and philanthropy scholar Shariq Siddiqui, Ph.D., will serve as the inaugural director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis. The initiative will focus on understanding and helping further enhance Muslim philanthropy in all its facets. It will convene scholars and philanthropy professionals to explore issues in the field, host symposiums and seminars, and conduct research and training on contemporary and traditional aspects of Muslim philanthropy.

Hannah Saeger Karnei

The Patterson Foundation, through a collaboration with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis, has selected Hannah Saeger Karnei as the first emerging nonprofit leader to participate in its Fellows Initiative, which provides graduates of the world’s first school dedicated solely to the study and teaching of philanthropy a year-long opportunity to learn innovative philanthropic principles and share their expertise.

The Indiana University Black Philanthropy Circle has announced a $150,000 gift to the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy, a part of the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis. Allocated over a period of three years, the gift will further the strong relationship between the Mays Family Institute and the Black Philanthropy Circle in understanding, supporting and advocating for philanthropic giving in historically underserved communities.

Total charitable giving is predicted to increase by 3.4 percent in 2019 and by 4.1 percent in 2020, according to The Philanthropy Outlook 2019 + 2020 released today. The report is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis and presented by Marts + Lundy, a leading strategic management consulting firm.

What role can foundations and donors play in advancing racial equity and substantive social change in our nation and our communities? How are they effecting change within the philanthropic sector? Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO of the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) will discuss these issues in public remarks in Indianapolis on Tues., Jan. 15 at the Indianapolis Central Library’s Clowes Auditorium, 40 East St. Clair Street. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and the conversation begins at 6:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public; registration is requested.

A new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute explores how social norms—behaviors that are common, valued, and accepted by others—influence giving to women’s and girls’ causes, and whether gender differences exist. The report, Encouraging Giving to Women’s & Girls’ Causes: The Role of Social Norms, includes a number of new findings that can help nonprofit organizations apply a social norms approach to inspire more giving.